Archive for the ‘Bird Flu / Avian Flu’ Category
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
In order to help Indonesia improve its high human mortality due to bird flu (H5N1 influenza), more effective diagnostic methods must be used and improved case management must be implemented to achieve faster treatment with antivirals, according to the authors of an article released on August 14, 2008 in The Lancet.
Posted in Bird Flu / Avian Flu, medical-news | No Comments »
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
An internationally renowned avian influenza expert hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC™ in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model. Dr.
Posted in Bird Flu / Avian Flu, medical-news | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Groundbreaking research to enable rapid diagnosis of bird flu - including the deadly H5N1 strain which can be fatal if passed on to humans - is being developed with the help of Nottingham Trent University.
Posted in Bird Flu / Avian Flu, medical-news | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for the first time, FAO said recently. Nigeria has recently reported two new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in the states of Katsina and Kano.
Posted in Bird Flu / Avian Flu, medical-news | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Densely populated cities and increased air travel can be factors which create and spread pandemic disease. But a McMaster University researcher is working with isolated Hutterite communities to understand the transmission of pandemic diseases like influenza. Dr. Mark Loeb and his research team have received $1.
Posted in Bird Flu / Avian Flu, medical-news | No Comments »